Over in Deep Ellum, Dallas, at the Undermain Theatre, I had the great pleasure of experiencing a riveting performance of An Iliad, "by Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare adapted from the Robert Fagles translation of Homer." As the back of a theatre card puts it succinctly: "An illumination of this ancient classic directed by Katherine Owens. Bruce DuBose and Paul Semrad reveal Homer's epic in words and music." Astonishing and powerful. A little Greek language flavor in some of the song, the rest in English -- and tied beautifully to the here and now, underscoring the universal relevance of The Iliad, with the Trojan War as stand-in for all war.
(Note on set: "Designed by John Amone, Linda Noland, Giva Taylor, and Steve Woods.")
Undermain Theatre: 3200 Main Street, Dallas, TX, USA. Performances will continue this week, Wednesday through Saturday night, with a Saturday matinee. Seating capacity -- eighty. A golden bargain at $15-$25. http://www.undermain.org/
Today's Rune: Breakthrough.
2 comments:
I bet I would like this.
Now if only I was a little bit closer to Texas.
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